How Pune Rape Accused Was Hunted Down
A change of shirts was enough for the dog squad to pick up the smell and zero in on the location of the man accused of raping a woman inside a bus in Pune on Tuesday. The search for Dattatray Gade, the accused in the rape of the 26-year-old woman, ended in his arrest after a 75-hour chase late last night. The police had launched a massive search for Gade, deploying drones and 13 police teams comprising over 100 personnel across Pune district and beyond. A breakthrough came when he arrived at the house of a relative at 10:30 pm on Thursday. His relatives, upon learning of his arrival, alerted the police. Before leaving, Gade took a bottle of water and reportedly admitted to his family, "I have made a big mistake, and I have to surrender.
